(Introduction by Katherine Kurtz)
Catalyst
Healer's Song
Vocation
Bethane
The Priesting of Arilan
Legacy
The Knighting of Derry
Trial
(4 Appendices: Index of Characters, Place Names, Partial Timeline, Literary Origins of the Deryni (including story: "Lords of Sorandor")

Original appearances from 1982 to 1983 - in Fantasy Book, Moonsinger's Friends, Nine Visions, Hecate's Cauldron. "The Priesting of Arilan", "The Knighting of Derry" and "Trial" are original to this collection.